on Sun, 1 Feb 2004 16:20:15 +0000 (UTC), Joe Morris
<jcmorris@mitre.org> wrote this wisdom:
>"Tal Fucus" <fuchs_t@bezeqint.net> writes:
>
>>"Joe Morris" <jcmorris@mitre.org> wrote:
>
>>> Open a command window (START -> RUN, type CMD, OK)
>>> From the command prompt issue the commands:
>>>
>>> set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
>>> start devmgmt.msc
>>>
>>> From the menu bar, select VIEW -> SHOW HIDDEN DEVICES
>>>
>>> Expand the Network Adapters entry. Your old NIC entry should be
>>> displayed, and from here you can delete it.
> Well I'll be a monkey's brother's uncle ! This works for win2000 as
well.
I always wondered why several devices always seemed to appear like
magic.
Just goes to show you're never too old to learn something that will
surprise you !
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>>Joe,
>
>>Thanks !!!!
>>Thats made the trick.
>>How come I didn't see all these hidden devices only after selecting the
>>"show hidden devices" option ?
>
>Damifino. Ask the programmers at Microsoft why they made it so difficult
>to find the orphaned device entries.
>
>>I found many more devices this way ? Do they have any influance on system
>>performance ?
>
>My stock answer: "it depends". There are lots of hidden interfaces
>that are displayed only with "show hidden devices" enabled; there's
>no way to give a generic answer to this. I've looked over the list
>in several systems but never saw any reason to try to tinker with
>the items.
>
>Joe Morris 
